Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-17
THE LAST RESORT.
The Petitioners for Amnesty Before
the Governor.

the Governor.
During the days proceeding the time set
for the execution all the interest belong
ing to the fate of the doomed men was trans
ferred to Springfield Most of their friends
and sympathizers, and their counsel as well
were out Of town, interceding with the gov
ernor.
When Captain Black and General Trum-
bull arrived at the State Capitol they were
informed that Governor Oglesby had not yet
arrived The doors Of the reception rooms
were thrown open at $40 o'clock and the
different committees filed in. There were
nearly hundred present when they were all
assembled. Captain Black was presented to
the Governor at once, and, advancing to the
corner of the table at which Mr.. Oglesby sat,
began to read his address. The relatives of
the condemned sat in a semi-circle to the
left of the speaker. Captain Black began
by reading the general petition which had
been signed by the men themselves. The
Anarchist lawyer advanced but little ways
when he came to the passage which said that
never before the day at the Haymarket riot
had single meeting Of the Anarchists been
interrupted by the police. At this point
Governor Oglesby interrupted and asked il
he was to understand that statement as the
truth.
eyes, sir" responded the lawyer in his
solemn tones, and, furthermore, that very
meeting was attended by Mayor Harrison
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minutes of the riot
Captain Black took 20 minutes to read the
petition, and when he closed he said: "This
has been signed by Michael Schwab, Samuel
Fielden and August Spies. The reason that
the accused Parsons, Fischer, Engel and
Lingg did not append their names to this
paper, was because they claimed that they
had forwarded to your excellency their auto
graph letters and did not think it necessary
to sign this"
The petition recited the history of the
alleged offense for which the petitioners
had been condemned. 1t affirmed that
none Of them either threw the fatal bomb
or advised its throwing, that they had no
knowledge of the fact that it was to be
thrown, that they had always counseled and
devoted to an attempt to show that they had
not had a fair trial, and indeed that such a
trial was impossible in Chicago, in view of
the influence and the state Of public senti-
ment at the time it took place. Cap
tain Black presented an affidavit from Otis
S. Favor, a business man of Chicago, tending
to show that the jury which tried the. an.
archists had been deliberately packed against
them by bailiff.
After the close of Captain Blacks address
several others spoke in favor Of the prison
ers.
The shooting Of Begley by the Pinkerton
men at the stock yards was instanced by
William Urban as case where murder was
committed by a member of we'll known or
ganization, the Pinkerton agency, in the EN-
ploy of another well known organization, the
Packers Union, and the controlling spirits Of
the organization were not held responsible
for the crime Of an Individual member,
Messrs. w. M. Salter, H. D. Lloyd and s
P. Mcconnell, of Chicago, were accorded
lengthy interview with the Governor. Mr.
Salter was the bearer of numerous petitions
among them those signed by Judges Tuley
Moran, Baker and McAllister, ex-Judg,
Booth, Marvin Hughitt and many othel
prominent citizens. Mr.. Mcconnell present
ed petition signed by Hon. w. G. Goudy
Hon Lyman Trumbull, and other prominen
citizens, and Mr.. Lloyd delivered an appeal
reciting the history Of this celebrated case
and giving reasons why executive clemenc,
can properly be extended. The Governo
listened to these gentlemen, who repre-
sented the business men and class Of citizen
! mentioned above, with the closes
attention and talked with them freel,
about the situation. No one was presen
! but the three gentlemen and the Governor
= A messenger hurried to the mansion Thurs